A woman has died after trying to rescue her pet dog from the sea.
Lancashire Police said she and a man had got into difficulty after going into the water in Thornton Cleveleys “to rescue their dog, who had become stuck”.
The coastguard rescued the pair just after 20:30 BST on Saturday, but the woman, in her 60s, died later in hospital.
Police said the man, also in his 60s, remains in a critical condition in hospital after the incident near Fleetwood Beach Cafe. The dog was found “safe and well”.